• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.82-86
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• 2012

A 5-year-old castrated male Chihuahua weighing 1.54 kg was examined because of a several month history of progressive right hind limb lameness. Physical examination of the stifle joints revealed pain and a grade IV medial patellar luxation on the right stifle joint. The right and left stifle joints were associated with a lameness of grade 2 and grade 0, respectively. Radiography revealed osteophytes or subchondral cystic lesions on the right and left stifle joints. Osteoarthrosis (OA) scores for the right and left stifle joints were 20 and 12 respectively. Combination of surgery and implantation of autologous adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells (aAT-MSCs) was determined with informed consent. $1{\times}10^6$ aAT-MSCs suspended in PBS and 0.6 mL of hyaluronic acid were injected in the right stifle joint postoperatively. Osteoarthrosis scores and the lameness grade for the right and left stifle joints were 19 and 13, and 0 and 0 19 months after treatment, respectively, and 14 and 15, and 0 and 0 five years after treatment, respectively. This case report shows radiographical evidence of a decrease in osteophytes and subchondral cystic lesions on the stifle joint with OA after aAT-MSCs injection.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.171-179
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• 2024

In previous Cost-of-Illness (COI) studies, the economic impact of lost leisure time of patients has been mostly underexplored. Furthermore, few studies have focused on chronic or severe diseases, thereby inadequately addressing the segment of self-care patients who do not fall into the categories of inpatients or outpatients. In the present study, we used a comprehensive approach to calculate the annual cost of leisure loss, incorporating factors such as employment status, self-care options, and total period of leisure activity disruption. This required analyzing data from various sources, including health and labor statistics, and applying methods to accurately assess the leisure time lost due to food poisoning. The findings showed that the annual cost of leisure loss for South Korean patients with food poisoning is significant, amounting to approximately 784.5 billion KRW (702.8 million USD, USD/KRW : 1128.34). This study revealed that overlooking self-care patients and not accounting for the affected time in addition to treatment time and employment status significantly underestimated these costs. This study highlights the importance of considering a wider range of factors, including self-care, employment status, as well as the entire affected period, in assessing the societal impact of diseases such as food poisoning. These findings provide valuable insights for policymakers and healthcare professionals to understand the broader economic implications of illness and allocate healthcare resources more effectively.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.463-473
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• 2018

This investigation was a descriptive study that examined the relationship among factors including professional autonomy, role conflict, and clinical decision-making ability of nurses on comprehensive nursing service wards. To accomplish this, a survey of 234 nurses working at D city and G city who were selected based on convenience sampling was conducted. Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire completed by 234 nurses at four clinical hospitals from October 12, 2017 to November 30, 2017. The collected data were evaluated by t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The mean clinical decision-making ability score was $3.38{\pm}0.78$, which corresponded to an intermediate level of clinical decision-making ability. Clinical decision making ability was positively correlated with professional autonomy, but role conflict showed a negative correlation. The factors having the greatest impact on clinical decision-making ability were found to be, in order, length of work, education level, professional autonomy and role conflict, which together accounted for 38.7% of the total impact. To improve clinical decision making ability, it is important to improve autonomy and role conflict. Additionally, to improve clinical decision-making ability, it is necessary to improve clinical decision-making ability to determine nurses tasks through professional autonomy and role conflict. Overall, the results of this study can be utilized as baseline data when developing a program to enhance nurses' clinical decision making ability. Moreover, it is suggested that an interventional study analyzing validity and effectiveness of developed education programs be conducted.

• 한국노년학
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.579-591
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is what are the factors affecting decision making for selection of social welfare facility, esp., elderly care facility. The resident's selection for social welfare facility are relatively new terms in the Korean social work. To explore the factors, we employed an empirical study. The collected data was analyzed by using SEM(Structural equation modeling). As the results, the standardized regression coefficient of the hypothesis that the service quality will affect the service satisfaction is equal to 0.555(t=6.723, p<0.01) and the coefficient that the service satisfaction will affect the decision making is equal to 0.766. The absolute fitness of the SEM model shows χ² = 580.151(d.f.=317, p-value=0.000) and RMSEA=0.063, so that the model is absolutely fit. Since CFI=0.915, the model is comparatively fit. Conclusively speaking, the hypothesis that service quality affects to service satisfaction was supported. The hypothesis that service satisfaction affects to decision making was also supported. By accounting for the results of the analysis, this study verified the service quality leading to service satisfaction is an important factor for resident to select a residential facility.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.161-182
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• 2002

The self-employment can provide work time flexibility. Work time flexibility would be a critical factor for married females' labor supply considering allocation of their time to market work and household work. This study used the 1998 and 2000 Korea Labor and Income Panel Survey for the empirical analyses. Applying the bivariate probit model with partial observability, this study analyzed factors related to the choice of participation in labor market and choice of self-employment. Also, this study examined the effects of marriage and the presence of younger children on changes in decisions related to labor supply using the multinomial logit model: exit from the labor market, increasing and decreasing work hours. The presence of the younger children showed a significantly negative effect on the participation in labor market while positive, but insignificant, effect on self-employment. Compared with females working for others, self-employers without employees and unpaid family workers are less likely to exit labor market rather than increasing work hours. The self-employment would be a good alternative to evade females' career interruption and therefore to enhance the potential human resources.

• Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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• 2004.03a
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• pp.389-397
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• 2004

본 연구는 GIS를 이용하여 아파트 단지의 UHF대역의 전파장애에 대한 예측모델을 제시한다. 전파예측모델은 기지국 및 중계기 위치설계와 전파음영지역 결정 등 무선네트워크 서비스에 결정적으로 활용된다 기존의 전파예측모델은 한국지형요소나 3차원 공간기술이 반영되지 않고 외국지형기반의 2차원적인 접근으로 개발되어 있다. 특히 많은 사람이 거주하는 아파트단지에 대해서는 고려가 되어 있지 않은 실정이며, 마치 아파트 단지가 일반 건물로 취급되어 전파환경 요소로 분류되지 않은 상태이다. 그리고 전파관리자가 기존 전파 예측모델을 이용한 무선네트워크 설계 및 운용등에 있어 정확한 의사결정지원에 어려움이 많다. 본 연구는 이러한 한계와 문제점을 해결하기 위해서 아파트 단지의 전파에 대한 영향을 3차원 공간밀집, 건물높이, 전파의 전송방향에 대한 건물배치등 3가지 요소로 분류하고 GIS 도구로 그 요소들을 분석하였다. 그 결과로 상관과 회귀분석등 정량적인 방법으로 평가하여 아파트 전파예측모델(GARP)을 개발하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 첫째, 아파트 단지가 UHF 대역의 전파에 대한 영향은 전파진행방향성이 57%, 공간밀집이 30%, 건물높이가 13%의 순으로 나타났다. 둘째, 본 연구에서 개발된 아파트 모델은 기존 모델에 비해 평균 6.3dBm, 최소 2.15 ～ 최대 12.48dBm의 개선 효과가 있다. 셋째, 급속히 확산되는 도시 개발에 3차원 공간상에서 전파예측모델을 시뮬레이션하여 전파의 영향을 예측할 수 있으며, 대단지 아파트 건설과 전파환경영향평가의 기초정보 수집에 활용될 수 있다. 본 연구는 GARP모델과 GIS 가시권 분석기능을 이용하여 실제 지형공간상에서 전파경로 손실치를 도시화함으로써 전파관리자가 무선서비스지역 설계, 전파음영지역 판단, 최적 중계기와 기지국 위치 선정에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.하지 않은 지역과 서로 다른 분광특성을 나타내므로 별도의 Segment를 형성하게 된다. 따라서 임상도의 경계선으로부터 획득된 Super-Object의 분광반사 값과 그 안에서 형성된 Sub-Object의 분광반사값의 차이를 이용하여 임상도의 갱신을 위한 변화지역을 탐지하였다.라서 획득한 시추코아에 대해서도 각 연구기관이 전 구간에 대해 동일하게 25%의 소유권을 가지고 있다. ？스굴 시추사업은 2008년까지 수행될 계획이며, 시추작업은 2005년까지 완료될 계획이다. 연구 진행과 관련하여, 공동연구의 명분을 높이고 분석의 효율성을 높이기 위해서 시료채취 및 기초자료 획득은 4개국의 연구원이 모여 공동으로 수행한 후의 결과물을 서로 공유하고, 자세한 전문분야 연구는 각 국의 대표기관이 독립적으로 수행하는 방식을 택하였다 ？스굴에 대한 제1차 시추작업은 2004년 3월 말에 실시하였다. 시추작업 결과, 약 80m의 시추 코아가 성공적으로 회수되어 현재 러시아 이르쿠츠크 지구화학연구소에 보관중이다. 이 시추코아는 2004년 8월 중순경에 4개국 연구팀원들에 의해 공동으로 기재된 후에 분할될 계획이다. 분할된 시료는 국내로 운반되어 다양한 전문분야별 연구에 이용될 것이다. 한편, 제2차 시추작업은 2004년 12월에서 2005년 2월 사이에 실시될 계획이다. 수백만년에 이르는 장기간에 걸쳐 지구환경변화 기록이 보존되어 있는 ？스굴호에 대한 시추사업은 후기 신생대 동안 유라시아 대륙 중부에서 일어난 지구환경 및 기후변화를 이해함과 동시에 이러한 변화가 육상생태계 및 지표지질환경에 미친 영향을 이해하는데 크게 기여할 것이다.lieve in safety with Radioactivity wastes control for harmony with Environment.d by the experiments under vari

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.251-255
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• 2009

Nanocomposites based on coupling $TiO_2$ matrix with nanosized noble metals (Pt,Au) particles exhibited promising photoelectrode properties. The $M/TiO_2$ (M=Pt,Au) nanocomposite thin films were deposited on quartz and ITO glass substrates using a co-sputtering method. $TiO_2$ in rutile form is the dominant crystalline phase for as-deposited nanocomposite films. Along with heat treatment up to $600^{\circ}C$, XRD peaks of the rutile phase as well as those of noble metal increased in intensity and decreased in width, indicating the growth of crystallites. The anodic photocurrents of $M/TiO_2$ (M=Au,Pt) thin films were observed not only in the UV range but also in the visible light range. The photocurrent of the nanocomnosite films extended to the visible light region by dispersion of nano-sized noble metal in the $TiO_2$ matrix.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2012.10a
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• pp.450-453
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• 2012

We must be the best choice in a variety of situations in decision every time. If you need to select one of several alternatives in a variety of fields, In this paper, we implement the system using AHP to analyze the results with the highest priority. AHP is one of the decision-making techniques. When Decision-makers making decisions, AHP would be useful if you need to select the alternative conflicting purpose. Excel using AHP software, or software for the PC exist. Recently, Smartphone and tablet PC is the modern man's necessities and has shown remarkable penetration. In this paper, we have developed a priority investigation Mobile Application.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.1-8
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• 2011

A mobile device is a handheld device, typically having a display screen with touch input and/or a miniature keyboard and accessible to the Internet. Because mobile devices are innovative and rapidly changing products, consumers are confronted with a decision-making problem to select the best device. This paper proposes an Analytic Hierarchy Process method to assess mobile devices and shows a method to select best mobile devices when purchasing. For this paper, the mobile devices considered as in the AHP model included net-book, tablet PC, smart phone, and camera phone. We derived 6 main criteria and 15 sub-criteria to synthesize the overall priority of criteria and mobile devices. The criterion of convenience in carrying showed the highest rank in the criteria. Although smart phones had the highest priority, the four mobile devices did not show significant differences in consumer preference.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.45-50
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• 2001

Fuzzy theory is used to quantify some subjective criteria and consider uncertain factors for transmission line reinforcement planning in this paper. Sugeno's fuzzy integral is also used in the proposed method, because it can be easily allied to multi attribute decision making problems such as power system planning. To verify the proposed algorithm, some bode-neck lines are searched for the case that the amount of Maximal Load Supplying Capability(MLSC) is small using the results of contingency analysis for Korea Electric Power Corporation(KEPCO)'s 345[kV] transmission line in 1998. And several feasible alternatives are composed for line reinforcement which can dissolve the bottle-neck.